Pr 39.3Д«ear in mind that the success of reproof depends greatly upon the spirit in which it is given. As you do this, you will see that God will give the Holy Spirit to convict, and the power of truth to convert, the soul.-( Medical Ministry, 245). Select another and still another soul, daily seeking guidance from God, laying everything before Him in earnest prayer, and working in divine wisdom. We are to devote more time to earnest prayer.-( SDA Bible Commentary 3:146, 1147.) Pr 39.2 We are to come to God in faith, and pour out our supplications before Him, believing that He will work in our behalf, and in behalf of those we are seeking to save. If they went forth with earnest prayer, with meekness and lowliness of heart, seeking, personally to impart to others the knowledge of salvation, the message might reach the inhabitants of the earth.-( The Review and Herald, April 11, 1893). But the souls who acknowledge their own sinfulness and accept GodвЂ™s gracious gift of forgiveness will live forever beside still waters with their Shepherd, wanting for nothing (Psalm 23:2).Prayer an Important Part of Success in Soulwinning-If the members of the churches would but put to work the powers of mind that they have, in well-directed efforts, in well-matured plans, they might do a hundredfold more for Christ than they are now doing. The question is, where? The souls that reject GodвЂ™s love are condemned to pay for their own sin, eternally, in hell (Romans 6:23). Every human being who has ever lived is a soul, and all of those souls are still in existence somewhere. Every person you meet is an eternal soul. That thought should be both sobering and awe-inspiring. This is because, like GodвЂ™s Word, the soul is an imperishable thing. It has been said that there are only two things that last: the Word of God (Mark 13:31) and the souls of men. It is repeatedly shown as a mover, a dynamic force (e.g., Numbers 14:24). Otherwise, how could the Word of God penetrate вЂњeven to dividing soul and spiritвЂќ (Hebrews 4:12)? When the Bible talks about manвЂ™s spirit, it is usually speaking of an inner force which animates a person in one direction or another. In places, Scripture seems to use the terms interchangeably, but there might be a subtle difference. There is often confusion about the human spirit vs. But Jesus ChristвЂ™s body never saw corruption (He was resurrected), and His soul was not abandoned to Sheol. For you will not abandon my soul to Sheol, or let your holy one see corruption.вЂќ This cannot be speaking of David (as Paul points out in Acts 13:35-37) because DavidвЂ™s body did see corruption and decay when he died. David wrote, вЂњTherefore my heart is glad, and my whole being rejoices my flesh also dwells secure. Psalm 16:9-10 is a Messianic psalm that allows us to see that Jesus also had a soul.

Matthew 11:29 tells us that we can turn to Jesus Christ to find rest for our souls. Jesus is the great Shepherd of souls (1 Peter 2:25).

We know that the human soul needs atonement (Leviticus 17:11) and is the part of us that is purified and protected by the truth and the work of the Holy Spirit (1 Peter 1:22). It can be strong or unsteady (2 Peter 2:14) it can be lost or saved (James 1:21 Ezekiel 18:4). The human soul is created by God (Jeremiah 38:16). The human soul is distinct from the heart (Deuteronomy 26:16 30:6) and the spirit (1 Thessalonians 5:23 Hebrews 4:12) and the mind (Matthew 22:37 Mark 12:30 Luke 10:27). Repeatedly in the Bible, people are referred to as вЂњsoulsвЂќ (Exodus 31:14 Proverbs 11:30), especially in contexts that focus on the value of human life and personhood or on the concept of a вЂњwhole beingвЂќ (Psalm 16:9-10 Ezekiel 18:4 Acts 2:41 Revelation 18:13). You have a body.вЂќ In other words, personhood is not based on having a body. As George MacDonald said, вЂњYou donвЂ™t have a soul. The human soul is central to the personhood of a human being.

Who will be the last soul saved